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  • Integration of Central High School
    Integration of Central High School

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    In 1957 nine black students enrolled at the formerly all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

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  • Martin Luther King Jr.
    Martin Luther King Jr.

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    See pictures from the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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  • March on Washington
    March on Washington

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    See pictures from the famous March on Washington.

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Videos (12)

  • Separate But Not Equal
    Separate But Not Equal

    Video Clip (2:21)

    In 1954, the Supreme Court unanimously strikes down segregation in public schools, sparking the Civil Rights movement.

    Video Clip (2:21)
  • Integration at Ole Miss
    Integration at Ole Miss

    Video Clip (2:03)

    Newsreel footage of President Kennedy's address to the American people after the University of Alabama riots in 1962.

    Video Clip (2:03)
  • Little Rock Nine
    Little Rock Nine

    Video Clip (2:28)

    Led by civil rights pioneer Daisy Bates, these nine brave Arkansas teenagers broke through racial barriers to become the first black students to attend Little Rock High School.

    Video Clip (2:28)
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Civil Rights Act of 1964

    Video Clip (2:57)

    After years of struggle and setbacks, advocates for equality celebrate the passage of sweeping legislation that prohibits racial discrimination.

    Video Clip (2:57)
  • King Leads the March on Washington
    King Leads the March on Washington

    Video Clip (3:10)

    On August 28, 1963, a quarter million people gather to support civil rights, and share Dr. King's "dream" of equality.

    Video Clip (3:10)
  • Freedom March
    Freedom March

    Video Clip (1:38)

    Newsreel footage of the freedom march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Video Clip (1:38)
  • Blacks in the Military
    Blacks in the Military

    Video Clip (3:12)

    Learn how blacks serving in WWII helped forward the Civil Rights Movement.

    Video Clip (3:12)
  • Jackie Robinson Breaks Barriers
    Jackie Robinson Breaks Barriers

    Video Clip (3:06)

    Jackie Robinson's accomplishments on and off the field opens doors for all African Americans.

    Video Clip (3:06)
  • Stokely Carmichael
    Stokely Carmichael

    Video Clip (1:14)

    Stokely Carmichael, leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, spoke to a crowd in Greenwood, Mississippi in 1964.

    Video Clip (1:14)
  • W.E.B. Dubois and the Niagara Movement
    W.E.B. Dubois and the Niagara Movement

    Video Clip (3:44)

    W.E.B. Dubois was integral to the advancement of racial equality.

    Video Clip (3:44)
  • Voting Rights Bill
    Voting Rights Bill

    Video Clip (1:44)

    Newsreel footage of President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Bill.

    Video Clip (1:44)
  • Fair Housing Act
    Fair Housing Act

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    President Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act in 1968.

    Video Clip (1:40)

Speeches & Audio (1)

  • John F. Kennedy on Desegregation at Ole Miss
    John F. Kennedy on Desegregation at Ole Miss

    Audio Clip (3:18)

    When Mississippi Gov. Ross Barnett refused to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling demanding desegregation at the University of Mississippi and the admittance of James Meredith, President John F. Kennedy was forced to intervene. In his address to the nation on September 30, 1962, Kennedy explains his decision to federalize the state national guard in order to maintain law and order while Meredith registers at the college.

    Audio Clip (3:18)

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In 1962, a crisis erupted after a Supreme Court decision forced the state-funded University of Mississippi to admit a black man, James Meredith.

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